Superior Copper Acquires Fifty Percent of the Richards Breccia

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TORONTO, July 16, 2012 /CNW/ - Superior Copper Corporation (SPC:TSXV) has entered into an agreement to acquire fifty percent of the Richards Breccia Property located in Ryan Townships near Batchawana Bay, approximately 80 kilometres north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario; subject to regulatory approval.  Superior Copper will acquire a 50% interest in the project by issuing 750,000 shares to the vendor; Delio Tortosa.

The Richard's Breccia Property covers 2 unpatented mineral claims over 128 hectares. The property is located in the Batchawana Greenstone Belt of the Archean Superior Province near the margin of the Proterozoic Southern Province.

The property contains the Richards Breccia Prospect, a near vertical diatreme breccia which intrudes the metavolcanic rocks of the Batchawana Greenstone Belt. The breccia is thought to be mid-Proterozoic in age, similar to the Tribag Breccias which were mined in the late 1960's and early '70s and are located 10 kilometres to the northeast.

In 1997 and 1998, Aurogin Resources drilled three shallow holes into the Richards Breccia which encountered significant copper mineralization (AR97-24: 0.67% Cu over 13.7 metres; AR97-25: 0.86% Cu over 40.5 metres; AR98-07: 1.46% Cu over 26.8 metres). Mineralization consists of disseminated chalcopyrite accompanied by quartz, biotite, calcite, and hematite. The breccia was intersected to depths of 40 to 80 metres and is circular in shape, with an exposed surface expression of approximately 50 metres in diameter.

The technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed by Roger Moss, P. Geo. who is a "Qualified Person" under National Instrument 43-101 and a Director of Superior Copper. The historical results presented here have not been verified, and are given for information purposes only.

Superior Copper Corporation

Superior Copper Corporation is a Canadian-based exploration company focused on base and precious metal exploration. The Company's primary objective is to target highly prospective and underexplored mineral properties, particularly copper, in order to meet the increasing global demand.  The Company has two key exploration projects; the Batchawana Copper Project and the Rivière Doré Project in Quebec.

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Superior Copper
Judy Baker, President & CEO
Tel: [phone] Ext 401
Email: [email protected]
Web site: www.superiorcopper.ca